Comedy

MT. BAKER VIA BOULDER GLACIER JUNE 14 & 15, 1998   I’ve been on my share or trips that, in hindsight, were farces. I remember spending a night on Foggy when a couple students were too slow. I remember missing the summit on Dorado Needle when I was too slow. I remember starting in for …

Tragedy

KENDALL PEAK JUNE 5, 1999   I remember early in my climbing career hearing Dan Davis, one of these Northwest climbing legends, describe Mountaineering as a "blood sport". He said that if I was serious about it either I would get killed or someone I knew would get killed.. I heard what he had to …

Stories

Climbing Backpacking Biking Skiing

Outdoor Resume

Jerry Scott (206) 784-9815 6260 First Avenue NW (206) 276-5276 (cell) Seattle, WA  98107 jerry@obatik.com Outdoor Experience Twenty-five years of mountaineering in the Cascades and Olympics.  Significant summits include Rainier, Baker, Adams (Adams Glacier), Glacier, Hood, Olympus, Stuart (West Ridge), Bonanza, Goode, Prusik, Shuksan, Eldorado, Liberty Bell, Clark (Walrus Glacier), Constance, Challenger, Luna, Cutthroat (Southeast …

Recreation Log

RECREATION LOG 2024 click here for bike rides 3/17 – 3/26 – New York City 2023 9/26 – 10/17 – Portugal 4/16 – 5/8 – Netherlands 2022 (click here for bike rides) 11/5 – 11/19 – Mallorca & Madrid 9/6-9 – Winthrop 7/19 – 8/11 France & Germany 4/6 – Snoqualmie Pass 4/1 – Snoqualmie …

Book Preset Searches

PRESET SEARCHES   Audrey Salkeld   WPA guides   Jill Neate   Biking and Puget Sound   Fred Beckey   Geology & Hiking   Harvey Manning   Europe & Climbing   Phil Woodhouse   Biking & British Columbia   Bob or Carl Dreisbach   Puget Sound & Hiking   Ira Spring (including his photos)   …

Book Keywords

KEY WORD SEARCHES. climbing – all books about getting to the top of stuff climb guide – "where to" guides climb technique – "how to" books climb gear – small number of books about hardware climb literature – literature (mainly climbing narratives) about climbing, much of it away from the Cascades hiking – all books …

Books

This is my collection of books about the Pacific Northwest. It emphasizes hiking and climbing and it is weighted a little towards eastern Oregon. I think that this collection represents a unique way of looking at the region. It also says something about who I am and how I look at things.   Click here …